I would try to tie those experiences and skill sets to your REI path.  

Any insights/people with experience in this market who can chime in?

Meanwhile, I have 10 units management experience. 

The idea of acquiring a new property every few years to build a strong portfolio is something we’re seriously considering.I appreciate the insight, and it’s great to hear from someone with experience.

I have no experience with command strips.

Quote from @Shaun Ortiz: Hi Jason,Thanks for sharing your journey—it sounds like you’ve gained some invaluable insights from your experiences, even with the squirrel tenants (that’s definitely a story!).

Ask an attorney for the cost breakdown, factor in holding costs, assume they'll do more damage on the way out and then ask for a bit more for the headache.But again, especially with no experience with evictions and it sounding like a mess, I would be very tempted to just walk if the tenant is not going to cooperate. 

House hacking and basement conversions have worked in my experience. 

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.

She has quite a bit of experience regarding investment real-estate purchases.